Angola LNG facility in controlled shutdown, output to resume shortly

MILAN: The Angolan liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility has been taken offline as part of a controlled shutdown and is expected to resume production shortly, a spokeswoman for the Chevron-led venture said.

Spokeswoman Barbara Freitas-Daniels said the shutdown was needed to perform a "minor intervention", without elaborating on the details.

Angola LNG has been repeatedly shut for lengthy periods since it first started up in mid-2013, including a more than two-year shutdown from April 2014 to June 2016 to fix design flaws.

Since re-starting this year, the plant has been repeatedly idled to address a range of issues, most recently in November.